46 plates (some tab mounted and folded) : incl. tables, maps, diagrams., Autograph of Samuel Plowman[?], Blank pages counted but not scanned., Bound as a commonplace book with blank pages interspersed. Numerous notes in pencil and ink ., and Imperfect?: all editions listed in pre-1956 NUC and the BM cat. include text as well as plates.
Publisher:
And are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping: and by John Hills in Exchange Alley in Cornhill, London
Subject (Topic):
Almanacs, English and Astronomy --Early works to 1800
Autograph manuscript transcribed by William Partridge. Pages 67-137 contain "A compendium of logick, according to the modern philosophy, extracted from Le-grand & others their systems." This is followed by shorthand notes. Given by Partridge to Timothy Edwards, and later owned by Jonathan Edwards when a student at Yale in 1718. A note in F. B. Dexter’s hand says the book was also used by Warham Mather. On the verso of the first leaf: "Jonathan Edward’s Book 1751."
Subject (Name):
Harvard University --Students, Partridge, William, 1669-1693, Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572, and Yale University --Students
Subject (Topic):
Logic --Study and teaching --Early works to 1800 and Shorthand--Early works to 1800
George Gibbs notebooks of scientific observations of the Pacific Northwest,
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
146
Abstract:
Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs was working on the U.S. Army railroad survey and the survey of the International Boundary Commission. The first two notebooks contain a few miscellaneous drawings. The volumes are entitled "Indian Tribes 1853-1854," "No. II Journal & Notes, N.W.B.S. 1855-1858," and "Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History [ca. 1857]."
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel, Northwest, Pacific--Surveys, Washington (State)--Description and travel, and Washington (State)--Surveys
Subject (Name):
Gibbs, George,--1815-1873 and Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Languages, Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Social life and customs, Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Languages, Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Social life and customs, Natural history--Northwest, Pacific, Natural history--Washington (State), Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys, Surveyors--Northwest, Pacific, and Surveyors--Washington (State)--lcsh
George Gibbs notebooks of scientific observations of the Pacific Northwest,
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
212
Abstract:
Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs was working on the U.S. Army railroad survey and the survey of the International Boundary Commission. The first two notebooks contain a few miscellaneous drawings. The volumes are entitled "Indian Tribes 1853-1854," "No. II Journal & Notes, N.W.B.S. 1855-1858," and "Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History [ca. 1857]."
Alternative Title:
Journal & Notes, N[orth] W[est] B[oundary] S[urvey] and No. II. Journal & Notes, N.W.B.S. 1855-1858
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel, Northwest, Pacific--Surveys, Washington (State)--Description and travel, and Washington (State)--Surveys
Subject (Name):
Gibbs, George,--1815-1873 and Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Languages, Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Social life and customs, Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Languages, Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Social life and customs, Natural history--Northwest, Pacific, Natural history--Washington (State), Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys, Surveyors--Northwest, Pacific, and Surveyors--Washington (State)--lcsh
Notebook documenting the travels of Emma L. Clavelle from New York City throughout the northeast and midwest United States with the Oliver Doud Byron Combination company during the theatrical season of 1882-1883. She likely performed in Across the Continent, a play which Byron toured and starred in for over twenty years. In addition to noting the dates and cities of the tour, Clavelle provides the name of the hotel or boarding house where she stayed in each city, the cost of the room, and its quality (fair, good, very good). Additional brief comments include how well performances were received, and her recreational activities and visits with family members. A small chromolithographic card promoting the Oliver Doud Byron Combination is affixed to the front pastedown of the notebook. Additional lists of dates (month and day but no year) and cities, a list of articles of clothing, and other notations are included in the remainder of the notebook.
Description:
Purchased from Ian Brabner, Bookseller on the George B. Alvord Fund, 2011.
Subject (Geographic):
Middle Atlantic States--Description and travel, Middle West--Description and travel, and New England--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Byron, Oliver Doud,--1842-1920, Clavelle, Emma L, and Oliver Doud Byron Combination
Subject (Topic):
Actors--United States, Theater--United States, and Theatrical companies--United States
